Updated on 5.27.2020
Category: Meat & Seafood |
Ingredients:
* 1 kilo fresh large tahongs
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine
* 5 cloves garlic, minced
* 1/2 cup grated cheese
* fresh dill (optional)
Directions:
Place tahong on a pan (no water), cover and cook over moderate heat. When shells open up, drain. Remove top shell.
Melt butter, add minced garlic. Stir for 3 minutes. Brush each tahong meat with butter-garlic mixture, top with grated cheese.
Arrange tahong (mussels) on a baking sheet. Bake in pre-heated oven with a low heat (250F). Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.
Serve with Pinot Grigio or by itself.
Optional : Garnish with fresh dill (parsley works too)
Variation:
Instead of butter mixture, try this:
1 cup of grated cheese
2 tbsp minced garlic
½ cup mayo
Mix cheese, mayo and garlic in a bowl.
Put a spoon of mayo-cheese mixture on the top of each mussel.
Mix cheese, mayo and garlic in a bowl.
Put a spoon of mayo-cheese mixture on the top of each mussel.
Tips for buying/cooking mussels:
1. If raw, throw away the OPEN ones (opened ones usually means they're dead) BUT try this first:
a. Try pressing the shell shut for 5-10 seconds. If they start to close up (you can see the slow movement of the shell closing) if it stays closed, the mussel is still alive and safe to eat, but if it opens again, throw them away
b. Tap them. If they remain open, throw the mussel away, if they close they're good.
c. Or spray them with cold water. It’s a reflex for them to close their shell to protect themselves.
2. If cooked, throw away the CLOSED ones.
Side Story:
i hate it when i'm craving for something and i can't find it....and i'm thankful i know how to read, lol..... i remember what my co-worker told me when i told her i don't know how to bake, she told me this: "you don't know how to bake? that's fine, you know how to read, right? you'll be fine. just follow the directions"
this one isn't as hard as cake baking (which i am intimidated to do) but my co-worker's word of wisdom still applies to cooking.... if you can read and know how to follow instructions, then you can cook....
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